HotelChatter - Tag: Gaylord Hotels

Yay for Shrek 'Experiences' But What About a Shrek Suite?

juliana — 2011-04-28T08:35:44-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/shrekgaylordhotel.jpg" class="top"> For parents with children obsessed with Shrek (or for people who love Shrek themselves), <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/gaylord hotels">Gaylord Hotels</a> have partnered up with DreamWorks Animation to offer Shrek experiences for their guests. These range from character breakfasts to Christmastime events, poolside activities, food and beverage offerings and what we predict will be most requested--private birthday parties. The experiences will also be done with characters from other DreamWorks franchises, Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar and will happen at all four Gaylord hotels in Florida, Tennessee, Maryland and Texas. Sadly, these experiences don't extend to the rooms. But the <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/04/27/dreamworks-animation-gaylord-entertainment-team-for-themed-hotel-experience/">WSJ</a> reports that themed rooms could be a possibility in the future, depending on customer demand. For what it's

Nashville: The Gaylord Opryland Resort Reopens Today and is Ready For a Country Christmas

MsRebecca — 2010-11-15T11:15:39-05:00

The holidays are starting early in Nashville, where the Gaylord Opryland Resort reopens today, six months after massive flooding closed the hotel for extensive restoration work.

We love a good comeback story, and in this case it's even sweeter, since the Opryland is one of the biggest fans of Christmas we've ever seen in hotel land, and they're reopening just in time to launch their big Country Christmas holiday tradition.

Nashville: The Gaylord Opryland Hotel Dries Out and Will Re-Open on November 15

MsRebecca — 2010-06-25T10:05:57-05:00

We're only halfway through and already 2010 has been a banner year for Hotel Emergencies. The headlines today may be dominated by BP oil spill news, but we are heartened to hear this good-news followup to another of the year's disasters, the Nashville floods of May 1st weekend: the Gaylord Opryland Resort will re-open on November 15.

The grand hotel suffered considerable damage and was forced to close indefinitely in the aftermath of the floods. (Thankfully, guests were evacuated before the floodwaters reached the property.) But restoration has been in full swing and is on schedule for a triumphant return in November.

Nashville: The Gaylord Opryland Hotel Closes Indefinitely Due To Flooding

juliana — 2010-05-04T09:28:21-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/oprylandflooded.jpg" class="top"> If you're planning a stay at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Gaylord+Opryland+Resort+%26+Convention+Center/ian/125186">The Gaylord Opryland Hotel </a> in Nashville in the near future, you may want to double-check on that room reservation. Severe rain storms over the past few days have put most of Nashville under water as its Cumberland River continues to overflow and the grand hotel got hit hard as the floodwaters are one story deep around the hotel. As you can imagine, the hotel--which has a massive atrium and retail shops on its lower floors--has been closed indefinitely while they recuperate from the damage. Here is a snippet of the message on their website: <blockquote>As a result, the hotel is not taking any incoming reservations at this time. The

Nashville: Gaylord Hotels May Need To Invest in Plug Panels

juliana — 2009-10-20T17:29:23-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/needoutlets.jpg" class="top"> We have a love-hate relationship with Twitter. The constant RT-ing, the abuse of hash tags, the "Top That!" and "First!" mentality of Twitterers and their cringe-inducing overshares have us threatening to quit Twitter on a daily basis. But today, we love Twitter again. That's because Twitterer <a href="http://twitter.com/dshelleny/status/5026054983">DShelleny</a> tweeted about his woes with too many gadgets and not enough outlets in his room at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Gaylord+Opryland+Resort+&+Convention+Center/ian/125186">Gaylord Opryland Hotel</a> in Nashville. He writes and TwitPics the frustration saying: <blockquote>Hey @gaylordhotels..great hotel, here's a quick suggestion for you though... http://twitpic.com/m9u4o</blockquote>That's his TwitPic above. Interestingly, <a href="http://twitter.com/gaylordhotels">@GaylordHotels</a> (which has four Gaylord Hotels in the U.S.) has 475 followers but absolutely zero tweets. So we're guessing they didn't see DShelleny's